The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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GREEN MOUNTAIN CARE
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 1821)
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§ 1821. Purpose
The purpose of Green Mountain Care is to provide, as a public good, comprehensive,
affordable, high-quality, publicly financed health care coverage for all Vermont residents
in a seamless and equitable manner regardless of income, assets, health status, or
availability of other health coverage. Green Mountain Care shall contain costs by:
(1) providing incentives to residents to avoid preventable health conditions, promote
health, and avoid unnecessary emergency room visits;
(2) establishing innovative payment mechanisms to health care professionals, such as global
payments;
(3) encouraging the management of health services through the Blueprint for Health; and
(4) reducing unnecessary administrative expenditures. (Added 2011, No. 48, § 4.)